Is it just me or are these reality cooking shows just getting out of control? ive watched a couple and find them really painfully boring to watch.. what is all the hype about?

I think it is unfair the way they are treating the "leaders" in the group competition. Last night it should have been Sue to be the one to go. The week before it should have been Karyn, in fact Karyn should have gone the night she drank the beer. On the plus side, TV3 now gets my choice of viewing as I can't be bothered watching a programme where the Judges have already made up their mind over who is going to win the programme (Sue). Bring back Fair Go!!

No I do not agree with the final result, just because he had one bad night does not mean he should go!! He was one of the stronger cooks on the show, and there was 1 other contestent that should of gone instead of him!! Give you a clue it was not a man.

I think the Masterchef judging has been ridiculous to date. The fact that the chef's have been placed into high pressure cooking arena's without having first been able to assert their individual skills is ludicrous. Did the producers not watch Masterchef Australia? I am disappointed that two people have been voted off who were REAL contenders to win the show because they didn't succeed when thrown in the proverbial deep end! Is it a cooking show? Let the guys cook as individuals then train the winner to work in that high pressure environment - wake up Masterchef!

no I think there was another member in the red team who deserved to be sent hime more. If i remember rightly last week the pies she made were not great

Mr anderson after all made a wonderful job of his pies last week. I think he is a fantastic cook

Nigel's elimination just highlights why I don't really value the results of these shows much anymore. The modified version of Masterchef shown in NZ or Aus puts too much focus on gimmick events, which leads to situations like this where some of the best cooks have been forced to leave the competition and leave weaker cooks behind because of the roll of the dice. I could tell who would win this challenge the second they unveiled the ingredients - did they really expect the attendees to pick Fish and Chips over Scallops?

I agree with the elimination but I was gutted that Karyn did not get the night at the Langham reward, she was awesome as team leader and surprised everyone. The team won because of her effort, the judges erred in not giving her the treat, and the Langham was mean they didnt give all the blue team a night stay of luxury.

That's twice that this RIDICULOUS programme has kicked someone out of the MasterChef kitchen for being the best in one of their competitive cookoffs. How can someone who creates the best dishes of the group one week, not have the COOKING ability to win the competition the following week? OK, so Nigel found managing the team and creating the canapes a stretch last night...does that mean the man can't cook? This programme has become such a joke in how they are judging the contestants it's just laughable to watch each week now! Careful guys, if you cook too well you too may have to lead a team the following week and then be kicked off the show!

It was a bad call from the judges. How can you eliminate Nigel when he blitzed everyone else last week and won? Nigel has consistently been one of the strongest contenders to date and has aptly demonstrated his skills and teamwork abilities. The judges need to focus on eliminating the talentless and pretentious over someone whose only fault was being a little mild-mannered. Bad Call!!

No, completely disagree. He wasn't the reason for the failure, and certainly a biased result. The captain down with the ship, but he didnt choose to be in that position. His reward was a 50% chance of failing in the next episode. Also if that is true, why didn't the opposing captain win the reward. She was visibly disappointed that she didn't win that reward, and she should have. If the captain loses his 'life' for coming last, the other captain should have been rewarded. Also he was eliminated for bad tactics - that's the premise of Survivor not Masterchef.